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  1. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Clive_CalderClive Calder - Wikipedia

    Calder was born in and grew up in Johannesburg, Transvaal, Union of South Africa. Career. Calder started his first record company in 1971 in South Africa with Ralph Simon. By 1975, Calder and Simon had relocated to London and established Zomba as an artist and producer management company. By 1978, Zomba had expanded to include music publishing ...

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  3. www.forbes.com › profile › clive-calderClive Calder - Forbes

    Clive Calder became a billionaire in 2002, when he sold his music company Zomba Group to German mass media corporation Bertlesmann for $2.7 billion. The crown jewel of his empire was Jive Records ...

  4. Nov 6, 2019 · Clive was later hired by EMI as an A&R (Artist and Repertoire aka Talent Scout), where he met Ralph Simon. The two men went on to form CCP Records (Clive Calder Productions) in 1971 (he was 25 ...

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  5. Jan 7, 2024 · Bianke Neethling • 7 January 2024. Clive Calder is a South African-born mogul who made billions by signing well-known musicians like Billy Ocean, NSYNC, the Backstreet Boys and Britney Spears through his music company Zomba Group. Calder was born and raised in Johannesburg. According to Forbes, Calder started playing in a band at age 18 to ...

  6. Nov 6, 2015 · In 2000, Clive Calder exercised the “put” option in his contract with BMG, which forced them to pay him a record $2.7 billion. The largest amount of money ever paid to an individual in the music industry. Calder now resides in the Cayman Islands. The irony? Clive didn’t sign the Backstreet Boys because he liked their music (he didn’t).

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  8. Clive Calder. More images. Profile: Born: 1946 in Johannesburg, South Africa. Co-founder of the Zomba Group of Companies (including Jive) with Ralph Simon in 1975. Calder bought out Simon's stake in 1990, and then sold the company to Bertelsmann AG (owners of BMG) for $2.74 billion in December 2002. Calder kept his company very private and did ...

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